Aztecs in Mortal Combat: Brutality, Ritual, and the Rise of a Warrior Society
Introduction The air crackled with anticipation, a damp warmth clinging to the obsidian blades and feathered banners. Earlier than the Temple Mayor, a prisoner, eyes huge with a combination of concern and defiance, was led towards the sacrificial altar. This was no unusual battlefield. This was the area of Huitzilopochtli, god of conflict, the place … Read more
